| Lookin' at Monk! | ||||
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| Studio album by The Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | February 7, 1961 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Jazzland JLP-39 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Lookin' at Monk! is an album by saxophonists Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis featuring compositions associated with Thelonious Monk recorded in 1961 and released on the Jazzland label. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson stated: "this was only the second all-Monk program anyone had recorded and several of these numbers had yet to attain standard status. The playing is uniformly inventive and witty (both required attributes when approaching this repertoire), and Mance is particularly to be commended for maintaining a graceful and elegant attack and not trying to praise Monk by imitation". [2]
All compositions by Thelonious Monk, except as indicated.
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